RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Knox, Kenneth W. A1 Campbell, Lindy K. A1 Evans, Judy D. A1 Wicken, Anthony J.YR 1980 T1 Identification of the Group G Antigen of Lactobacilli JF Microbiology, VO 119 IS 1 SP 203 OP 209 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-119-1-203 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1465-2080, AB The group G antigen of lactobacilli was identified as a negatively-charged cell wall polysaccharide. The components of the preparation isolated from cell walls of L. salivarius subsp. salivarius by mild acid hydrolysis were glucose, galactose and lesser amounts of rhamnose, N-acetylglucosamine and phosphate. Quantitative serological studies on acid-released polysaccharide and enzymic lysates of cell walls showed that rhamnose was the immunodominant component. The antigen was also detected in L. salivarius subsp. salicinus but not in a recent isolate of L. salivarius, strain IV CL-37., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-119-1-203